Humphreys County reports about 55 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. Whether you’re conducting your first STI test or a routine screening in Belzoni, Mississippi, you have options for health and convenience. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. Below, you'll find a list of options.
Available testing centers
5 testing options are listed for Belzoni, MS. The nearest, Gorton Rural Health Clinic, is about 0.3 miles away. Compare 3 community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
A public safety-net rural health clinic in Belzoni. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
G. A. Carmichael Family Health Centers, in Belzoni, welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment, so same-day STI care is within reach. Federal FQHC standing backs its sliding-scale fees, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening in a single visit. With costs adjusted to each patient's income.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Dr Arenia C Mallory Community Health Center in Tchula runs on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with fees set to income. Appointments are required for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and conventional HIV testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and care delivered in Spanish.
Dr Arenia C Mallory Community Health Center carries clinical services directly in Spanish: meaning STI counseling, treatment decisions, and PrEP conversations happen in Spanish without mediation. For a patient working through prevention options or a new diagnosis, that directness shapes what questions get asked and what gets understood.
When PrEP isn't available at a primary care visit, the gap between interest and prescription can stretch into weeks, and lapsed momentum often means no prescription at all. Dr Arenia C Mallory Community Health Center prescribes PrEP and provides PEP on-site, so the clinical relationship that starts with testing can carry straight through to ongoing HIV prevention without sending patients elsewhere.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
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Care services
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Belzoni, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome (opens in a new tab) program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
$79 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & up
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 30 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Belzoni. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3 offer telehealth.
Walter Gorton, MD
Internal medicine · 107 Church Street, Belzoni
Dominick Trinca, MD
General practice · 100 East Washington Street, Hollandale
Hannah Ray, MD
Family medicine · 122 East Baker Street, Indianola
Cullen Copeland, MD
Family medicine · 121 East Baker Street, Indianola
Heath Scott, MD
Family medicine · 805 East Fifteenth Street, Yazoo City
Walter Burnett, MD
Family medicine · 823 Grand Avenue, Yazoo City
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
No pharmacy near Belzoni, MS publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
A&A Pharmacy Belzoni
0.2 miG&P Pharmacy
0.3 miHaire Drug Center
15 miDelta Health Center , - Indianola
21 miGood Neighbor Pharmacy
21 miMartin's Pharmacy
21 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Belzoni, MS.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Belzoni, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
How reported STI rates in Humphreys County, the county that includes Belzoni, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~16% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#1 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Humphreys County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1940.1 140 cases ▲ 177% | 700.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 789.9 57 cases ▲ 215% | 251.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 55.4 4 cases ▲ 84% | 30.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 13.9 1 cases ▼ 15% | 16.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 138.6 10 cases ▲ 114% | 64.8 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Humphreys County, chlamydia has risen from 1335.9 to 1940.1 per 100,000 (45%), gonorrhea has risen from 655.1 to 789.9 per 100,000 (21%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 12.8 to 55.4 per 100,000 (333%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Humphreys County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Mississippi is one of the U.S. jurisdictions prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Humphreys County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Humphreys County residents living with HIV, 82.1% are in care · 53.6% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Humphreys County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
US 49W stretches through the heart of Belzoni, and for anyone without a car, or without the time to make a real trip of it, reaching the nearest clinic listed on this page means committing to a drive that cuts through open Delta farmland before you arrive anywhere. That distance sits alongside another everyday pressure: with typical rent at $720 a month and home values modest even by Mississippi standards, disposable income is limited, and a clinic visit that costs anything at all can feel like a line-item worth skipping. Belzoni's households run large, averaging well over three people, and more than a third of adults are renters navigating those costs without the stability of ownership. Labor-force participation here is below the national norm, and unemployment is real: meaning schedules can be unpredictable in both directions, either too fragmented or too time-pressured to allow a planned health appointment.
Young adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI transmission peaks, are living inside all of this simultaneously: forming relationships, managing housing, working irregular hours. The options listed on this page cover the surrounding area, not Belzoni itself. For a household of three or four people (some married, some not, some with kids at home) knowing exactly which option is closest and what it charges before making the drive is what turns a reasonable intention into something that actually happens on a given afternoon.
Getting there
At 6.19/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Belzoni generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 39038 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 39038 area around Belzoni: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Belzoni alone.
Belzoni sits in Humphreys County, ZIP 39038. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Belzoni? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Humphreys County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Mississippi law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
| Group | Tests | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone aged 13–64 | HIV | At least once |
| Sexually active women under 25 | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Women 25+ with new or multiple partners | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Pregnant people | HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia | Early in pregnancy |
| Gay & bisexual men (MSM) | Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV | Every 3–6 months |
| Anyone who shares injection equipment | HIV, hepatitis B & C | At least yearly |
| All adults at least once | Hepatitis C | At least once |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Belzoni-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Belzoni often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
| Test | Reference price | CPT / HCPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87491 |
| Gonorrhea (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87591 |
| Trichomoniasis (NAAT) | $47.76 | 87661 |
| HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody | $26.87 | 87389 |
| HIV-1/2 antibody | $22.44 | 86703 |
| Syphilis (RPR/VDRL) | $5.61 | 86592 |
| Syphilis (treponemal antibody) | $17.49 | 86780 |
| Herpes (HSV NAAT) | $47.76 | 87529 |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen | $15.33 | 87340 |
| Hepatitis C antibody | $29.16 | 86803 |
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Two things that actually depend on Mississippi law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
In Mississippi, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Mississippi permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in MississippiSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
Possibly, Tchula, MS is close; compare it by distance against Gorton Rural Health Clinic.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes, Trichomoniasis, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 1,940 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Mississippi average.
In Mississippi, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 39038; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Public health clinics, family-planning clinics, and many school or campus health centers test teens and young adults, often free.
That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.
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